Posted by: soonmethod on: March 25, 2009
“Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness.” ~ Joseph Pilates
I read that just a few minutes ago and felt I needed to write a few words on this.
I think it’s safe to say every person understands the need to exercise in order to stay healthy.
One thing I have noticed through my experience training in [...]
Posted by: soonmethod on: March 4, 2009
Just wanted to post very briefly that I am back training at New York Aikikai
It’s exciting for me as I had (for personal reasons) left the Dojo back in 1999.
It’s been a fun first 3 days back seeing old friends and training again. It will take me a few weeks to get back [...]
Posted by: soonmethod on: February 3, 2009
Excerpt From: http://astro-theology.net:
Kundalini Energy
Kundalini energy, known as Prana, Chi, and Ra-Sekhem, flows throughout thousands of “nadis” or energy channels. If any of the channels are blocked or over-sensitized, a disbalance can arise, causing illness in the mind and physical body.
There are three most important channels through which the Serpent Power flows. In India these are [...]
Posted by: soonmethod on: January 15, 2009
Gregory Soon Aikido’s Mission & Purpose:
Coming Together in Movement in Order to Develop Wisdom
In Chinese philosophy, it is said that people can always learn from each other when they come together, even if they don’t know each other.
When One Person Leads and Teaches, the others learn. In turn, as the knowledge is shared and developed, [...]
Posted by: soonmethod on: December 17, 2008
If you have read Eckhart Tolle, you have heard of the concept of the “Pain Body”. It’s the part of our egos that hungers for the dramas caused by the sufferings people place on each other and on ourselves.
This concept is not new at all; 2,500 years ago the Taoists in China believed the same [...]
Posted by: soonmethod on: December 16, 2008
“Each man has his own fortune in his hands, as the artist has a piece of rude matter which he has to fashion to a certain shape.
But the art of living rightly is like all arts; the capacity alone is born with us; it must be learned and practiced with incessant care.“
~ Goethe
Posted by: soonmethod on: October 24, 2008
A Zen Sage would say: Misogi Is
We Don’t Ask Why, How, What For, When, etc. etc. We Just Do.
That is the meaning of Life. Do. Or Do Not. As Yoda so wisely said to Luke Skywalker (feel free to “oooh” and “aaah”)
Life is Simple. My Aikido Sessions are Simple. Misogi is Simple.
So What [...]
Posted by: soonmethod on: October 22, 2008
Since I’m on a 2-Week break from doing my Aikido class and there is no update, I was thinking of what to write about this week.
Here’s a “Free-write”, a brief summary of my work experience and some lessons I’ve learned through the years about hard-work and putting in the effort in order to reap some [...]
Posted by: soonmethod on: August 24, 2008
Impossible is Nothing :: Yelena Isinbaeva, Beijing Olympics Pole Vault Gold Medalist and World Record Holder: “Where You Start Isn’t Necessarily Where You End Up”
Posted by: soonmethod on: August 22, 2008
I’m turning 32 this weekend. I feel like Bilbo Baggins on his Eleventy First Birthday… I want New Adventures, I want to See Mountains and Trees and Rivers and Streams and Cross Them All!!! This Feeling has inspired me a bit to walk in the shoes of old rabbis from thousands of years ago, [...]
